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MORMONS SECEDERS. About 100 persons ar-rived at Leavnenworth, K. T., the last week in July from Utah, being dissatisfied and secced-ing saints, who have withdrawn from the Mormon Territory in disgust They estimate the population of the Territory at forty thou-sand, and that of Salt Lake city at seven thousand. There are many people now restra-ined by fear who will gladly embrace the oppor-tunity offered by the advent of the "Gentile" Governor and the troops to make their escape from the thraldom of the church. But there are thousands more who are so fanatically devoted to Brigham Young, and have so much faith in his divine mission that they are ready to lay down their lives for him. These new comers confirm the previous report that the Mormons are under thorough military discip-line, and have been for a long time preparing for conflict with our troops. They have about thirty cannon at Salt Lake city, and in some localities are well armed and ammuni-tioned.
With the institution of polygamy these re-turning emigrants are so thoroughly disgus-ted that they have no language strong enough to express their abhorrence. They estimated the relative proportion of the sexes, through the territory, as about three wives to every husband.
